Revisionists 'self-titled' album

The Revisionists are a three piece hailing from Los Angeles, CA making high energy rock influenced by the Clash, the Replacements, the Jam, and Big Star. Endless circumstances can lead to the making of a superb rock album, but two of the best-case scenarios just happen to be the main geneses for The Revisionists.

1. A Glorious Accident: Friends but not yet bandmates, the members of the freshly-formed Los Angeles trio found themselves in a studio together, and one thing lead to another. It helped that these particular musicians were no newcomers. Dan Lavery and Kevin Shepard were members of the mid-90spost-grunge band Tonic. Over the years, Lavery has set up his own recording studio, which became ground zero for the formation of The Revisionists. Sam Jones is the director of the Wilcodocumentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart and producer of some of the best records on Loveless’ roster (Tom Brosseau, The Shackeltons).

2. The Record They Always Wanted To Make: Having played in several bands, toured the world several times, and collectively sold several millions of records, the trio discovered mutual influences in The Clash, The Jam, David Foster Wallace and others that shaped them as musicians. “We were immediately a band, and we had a purpose,” says Jones. Once wheels were set in motion, The Revisionists got together weekly, playing at high volume until songs started taking shape. Decisions were made quickly and instinctively, preserving the first take whenever possible.

The result is songs that are at once wary and hopeful and a sound that’s live, audacious and pure. Reflecting the members’ heightened awareness of the music industry and the media that surrounds it, The Revisionists’ music displays a hearty resilience coupled with strong pop sensibilities – an unadulterated, uninhibited musical experimentation that recalls punk-rock bravado with social commentary to spare.

“Our music is influenced by our disgust with what our media has become and how so many of us lap it up without forming our own opinions...the feeling of throwing down your hat and saying, ‘can’t we do any better than that?’”, says Jones. His rustic, rebellious vocals and lyrics put ironic icing on the cake. “Our name conjures the contradictions and duplicity of any famous or infamous entity,” he says. “The Revisionists is a name that acknowledges you can rewrite history however it suits you best in the moment.”

Unfiltered and unrestrained, this self-titled debut is the pinnacle of “less is more.” The Revisionists packed the album with all the punk-gusto you can muster with only the appropriately bare essentials. Living up to their name, The Revisionists will change how you hear music.

who is who
The Revisionists are:
Sam Jones: guitar, vocals
Dan Lavery: bass, vocals
Kevin Shepard: drums

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Revisionists - self-titled